287755 Fri Oct 19 16:21:16 -0700 2001 11 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1549754 As if Squeezable Parkay wasn't already enough of a crime against nature, the fine folks at ConAgra Foods Inc. are introducing Electric Blue and Shocking Pink margarines in 10oz squeezy bottles starting in November. I'd thought we'd nadired as a food buying nation back when the mac 'n cheese on a stick came out earlier this year, but I suppose there's always lower to sink. Sigh. Kat Link: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011017/od/margarine_dc_1.html Fri Oct 19 16:21:16 -0700 2001 0 Kat Kinsman 1 1549765 I would bet this is a reaction to the success Heinz has had with green (and I think) purple ketchup. Fri Oct 19 17:28:58 -0700 2001 1549754 0 rjka 1 1549771 You know, once upon a time margarine in Wisconsin (the Dairy State) was by law colored pink so it could not be confused with, and perhaps undermine sales of--because of lower prices, butter. Fri Oct 19 21:53:12 -0700 2001 1549754 0 Caitlin McGrath 2 1549773 Not too many years ago, no self respecting tex-mex restaurant in Texas would be caught without squeeze Parkay on every table to put on the fresh, hot flour tortillas. Lard and margarine in a thin, weightless white flour pancake. Great for pushing around red-grease cheese enchiladas with chili gravy. I'm amazed anyone outlived the trend. Fri Oct 19 23:38:56 -0700 2001 1549771 0 Greg Spence 2 1549808 Probably the same generation of Wisconsin laws which required cheese in every restaurant meal, even if it was just a cube on the plate. Sun Oct 21 07:18:19 -0700 2001 1549771 0 Janet 3 1549825 ok, now I see you posting on the general topic board, which janet are you? Or is there only one Janet in all of chowhounddom? Actually I don't mean to pounce only on the Janets. But I have actually heard real time conversations between chowhounders who use their given name only, and they say, "Have you been told about your name yet?" Which tells me that most regular posters are aware of the desire for more precise names but those who are "guilty" seem to be waiting until singled out and scolded. Well consider yourself singled out and scolded and do the right thing. [speaking to all: David, Joanie, Frank, tara, Joe, james, maria, julie, stacy, Billy, susan, win, mao, Jordan, Isabella, Karl (not you Karl B--the other Karls), Myrna, Pam, Garnet, Peter, Jim, Zach, Gerard, Jerome, Matt, patricia, kit, Luke, Diane, Bruce, and all the others; not just Janet. And this is just from a quick glance at today's posters.] -wrayb ps - considering the environment of the internet and the environment of chowhound (in both cases including technical and social considerations) I am more concerned that my e-mail address be harvested for unsolicited spam/advert lists than my full name enable some real world stalker. -walter ray brock (who has his own reasons for liking the euphonia of wrayb, whether pronounced in two, four or five syllables) Sun Oct 21 21:53:44 -0700 2001 1549808 0 wrayb 3 1549847 Can this be true? Sorry to sound gullible but did the dairy industry once mandage cheese on every meal served at restaurants? Otherwise, i kinda like the concept of "off-colored" foods or multicolored foods. Although, i think the idea would be better displayed in spray cheese (er processed cheese product? or is really just a petroleum distillate). Mon Oct 22 10:56:02 -0700 2001 1549808 0 Duck Lips 4 1549910 Only briefly: 1935 Laws of Wis., ch. 106 required serving a small amount of cheese and butter with meals in restaurants (eff. June 1935 – March 1937). Mon Oct 22 19:47:48 -0700 2001 1549847 0 Janet 1 1549805 I just find it interesting that margarine has to be colored to get the creamy yellow hue we're used to. If I remember correctly, margarine is naturally (if you can call it that) white. Many years ago, the margarine came white with a yellow color capsule- you'd put the margarine in a plastic bag, add the yellow dye, and squeeze squeeze squeeze until it was a consistent yellow hue. I'm just waiting for the day that they do glow-in-the-dark edibles. You know it's coming soon. Sun Oct 21 04:55:33 -0700 2001 1549754 0 JK Grence 1 1549964 We got a bottle of the green ketchup at a Shrek press screening (April) and I report that it is still sitting unopened in our ice box. I just can't bring myself to use it. Maybe I'll put it up on ebay. Tue Oct 23 13:56:26 -0700 2001 1549754 0 Muhlyssa 2 1549969 Having a seven-year-old son, the green ketchup is a big hit in our house. It is an interesting product in that when one puts it on something like fries -- an interesting sight indeed -- one does not expect it to taste exactly like the red ketchup. The first taste provides the kind of mind bending -- albeit very short term -- that one used to have to use recreational chemistry to achieve. Tue Oct 23 15:31:18 -0700 2001 1549964 0 Deven Black 2 1549984 Earlier this year, some jokester gave me a bottle-with a green bagel on the side-for St.Patty's day. When I eventually ran out of Hunts "classic", I gave the green a try. Judging from the disturbingly dark color and lack of much tomato taste, I think that there may be more dye then tomato in it. I wouldn't let a child (or anyone else, for that matter) actually eat this stuff! It might be better and more fun to use for a science or art project of some sort... Tue Oct 23 19:41:34 -0700 2001 1549964 0 kevin17